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Pashtun Cluster – Profile

The Pashtun (or Pushtun) cluster of peoples are characteized by speaking one of the Pashto languages and the practice of Pashtunwalli, a set of ethics guiding community and personal conduct. Most decisions in tribal life are made by members of the jirga, or council of elders.

The law that matters is Pashtunwali, a traditional system that relies on interlocking webs of deep relationships in order to function. Pashtun life is all about multigenerational relationships,and every agreement is based on a personal relationship.

A prominent institution of the Pashtun people is the intricate system of tribes. The Pashtuns remain a predominantly tribal people, but the worldwide trend of urbanisation has begun to alter Pashtun society. Despite this trend of urbanisation, many people still identify themselves with various clans.

The majority of the Taliban are made up of Pashtun tribesmen, but only a tiny fraction of Pashtun are Taliban.